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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1521
The directrun function in directmachine.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38....
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The directrun function in directmachine.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, does not validate a certain skip operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.5-1"}]}]
Debian:13
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.5-1"}]}]
Debian:14
graphite2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.3.5-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org